Buffalo Hunt, On Snow Shoes. (From Catlin's N.A. Indian Collection) / Catlin del ; on Stone by McGahey.
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- Title
- Buffalo Hunt, On Snow Shoes. (From Catlin's N.A. Indian Collection) / Catlin del ; on Stone by McGahey.
- Date
- [1844]
- Notes
- Two Native American hunters wearing snowshoes hunting buffalo. Both hunters are dressed in animal-skin clothing, feather headdresses and face paint. One hunter wearing a bear claw necklace drives his spear into the side of a mortally wounded buffalo while the other hunter aims an arrow at the fallen beast. Another badly injured buffalo lays nearby while the remainder of the herd attempts to flee across the deep snowdrifts.
- Names and Subjects
- Indians of North America--Pictorial works.
- Indians of North America--North (U.S.).
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress.
- Indians of North America--Men.
- Bison--1840-1850.
- Bows (Weapons)--1840-1850.
- Headdresses--1840-1850.
- Hunters--1840-1850.
- Hunting--1840-1850.
- Snow--1840-1850.
- Snowshoeing--1840-1850.
- Snowshoes--1840-1850.
- Spears--1840-1850.
- Winter--1840-1850.
- Prints shelf.
- C. and J. Adlard,--printer.
- Day & Haghe Lithrs. to the Queen,--lithographer.
- North American Indian portfolio.
- ID
- 8984
- Barcode
- B8384185
- Physical Description
- 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored ; sheet 50.8 x 44 cm
- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2022-03-04 15:27:37
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- Collection
- William L. Clements Library Image Bank
- Image Size
- 8256 x 5504
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 8984
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"Buffalo Hunt, On Snow Shoes. (From Catlin's N.A. Indian Collection) / Catlin del ; on Stone by McGahey.". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-8984/wcl009059. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. June 18, 2024.